Elementary students offer Equal Exchange products
Our elementary students have been studying food and where it comes from. One aspect of that discussion is an awareness of the living and working conditions of children around the world who are part of producing the food we eat.
The classroom uses a curriculum from Equal Exchange to experience and discuss issues such as fairness, where food comes from, and our food system. Every Wednesday, the class includes locally-grown produce in their lunch, often sampling something they have never tried before.
During the next week or two, the elementary students will offer Equal Exchange products for sale. They will be taking orders, and the products will be here before the Winter Vacation break.
While children will be selling coffee, tea, chocolates, and other fair-trade products, we hope you will take time to look at the five minute Equal Exchange video. Talk about where your food comes from, and the lives of the many people who work hard (near and far) to bring that food to your table.
We will hand out brochures, with order forms and price information on Monday. For anyone interested, you can view the order form online.
The elementary students decided that any profit from this activity will be donated to the Lowell Wish Project, which will use the funds to provide beds for children in our local communities.
Parents of other children enrolled at Keystone are welcome to order products to support the elementary students. Stop by the reception desk and we’ll show you the order forms.
